Re: unable to su to root, sudo works
> >> I can log in as root (shown above) both on tty1
> and in the GUI (gdm).
> >> Running Sid, up to date
> >> This is not a show stopper, but it makes me go,
> "hmmmmm". Any ideas?
> >>
> >> and I can do sudo su.
> >>
> >
> > When you are using su, are you using your password
> or root's password?
> >
> >
> sudo, miy user passwd, su, roots.
>
> I have sudo su, then ran passwd for root to varify
> typos. Currenty the
> passwd is the same for testing reasons. Varified by
> logging in to tty1.
>
does the problem still occur if you change the root
password? (conflicting in some way)
jwlockhart
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